History Speaker Series to Focus on ‘Cultural Gem’ Sikes Adobe

The Rancho Bernardo Historical Society’s Speakers Series will present a free program entitled The Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead: A Cultural Gem of the San Diequito River Park on Wednesday, May 15 at 10 a.m. at the history museum in the Bernardo Winery.

Speaker Anne Cooper, museum manager, explains why the Sikes Adobe, as one of the few remaining adobes in the area, is a significant San Diego landmark as it exemplifies an early local settlement of a middle class farming family typical of this community. The Sikes Adobe, located at the midpoint of the 55-mile long San Dieguito River Park, has been called the Gateway to the San Pasqual Valley. Cooper, who holds master's degrees in anthropology and history, has served as manager for five years and has overseen the restoration of the museum since it burned in the 2007 Witch Creek fire storm. She trains docents, organizes special events, creates exhibits and solicits vintage furnishings, along with her active role as a River Park ambassador.         

The Historical Society has scheduled free educational programs, which includes noted authorities in our community, on the third Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. in the museum at 13330 Paseo del Verano Norte.    

For more information visit RBHistoricalSociety.org.  

-News release